Category Archives: Music

Issac Albéniz: Into the soul of Spain

Issac Albéniz

Issac Albéniz was an important Spanish musician, known mainly for his piano compositions. His music is in its essence Impressionist, showing the spirit and soul of Spain. Although Albéniz never composed for guitar, he strongly inspired future generations of Spanish guitar players Read more

Johann Lippowitz: interpreting songs

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David Armand is a British comedian, known especially for a character he created named Johann Lippowitz. Johann Lippowitz represents an Austrian mime that does some particularly funny interpretations of some well known songs, based mainly on physical humor. His interpretations have been labeled as “Karaoke for the deaf”. Read more

Imagine: “…it’s easy if you try”

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In 1971, John Lennon released “Imagine”, a song that would become iconic not only in music history but also as a symbol of the quest for peace in the world. The song itself is very simple, with a simple music and lyrics, but a very powerful message, even today. Read more

Vimeo Awards

Vimeo Awards

In October 2010, five years upon its creation, Vimeo has presented the first edition of “Vimeo Awards”, which took place in New York city. The festival’s jury consisted of some famous personalities like David Lynch (film director), Ze Frank (online performance artist), Reggie Watts (comedian and musician) Read more

Grooveshark: Internet Jukebox

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Slowly, the music industry is adapting and recovering from the impact of illegal music downloads. One of the greatest boosters to this recovery has been online music streaming, in particular Grooveshark. With roughly 27 million users, it is one of the most popular music streaming websites in the world. Read more